Fręch beats Ostapenko 6:1, 6:3 in Cincinnati, Chwalińska also advances

Magdalena Fręch defeated 26th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6:1, 6:3 in the second round of the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati, dropping just four games in the entire match — her first career win over the Latvian. Maja Chwalińska also advanced comfortably to the third round. Fręch could next face Jelena Rybakina.